Carol M. Schaffner, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Minot, ND
Carol M. Schaffner, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Minot, North Dakota, and NPI 1780755835, issued on Nov 12, 2006. Check the license (North Dakota 4753, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carol M. Schaffner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- 4753 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2305 37TH Ave SW, Minot, ND 58701
- Phone
- (701) 857-5000
- Enumerated
- Nov 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 24, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 15065 ND
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100216000567); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Sanford School Of Medicine Of University Of South Dakota, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carol M. Schaffner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
Search for license 4753Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
97 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol13 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $28.21
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sage Therapeutics, Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Carol M. Schaffner among 88 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in North Dakota
Carol M. Schaffner, MD is one of 88 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2008 among the 64 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in North Dakota
There are 88 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in North Dakota.
All 88 in North Dakota → Every provider in Minot → Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician nationwide →
The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Amsbury, DOMinot, ND 587011336304906
- Timothy Bedell, M.D.Minot, ND 587011356565964
- Heather Bedell, M.D.Minot, ND 587011447474994
- David Billings, MDMinot, ND 587011588752919
- Jessie Fauntleroy, MDMinot, ND 587011689949026
- Jennifer Johnson, MDMinot, ND 587011528384088
- Margaret Nordell, MDMinot, ND 587011598891178
- Michael Vandall, MDMinot, ND 587011720209414
Common questions
What is Carol M. Schaffner, MD's NPI number?
Carol M. Schaffner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780755835, issued on Nov 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carol M. Schaffner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2305 37TH Ave SW, Minot, ND, 58701. Phone: (701) 857-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carol M. Schaffner, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number 4753, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carol M. Schaffner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carol M. Schaffner, MD had 97 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carol M. Schaffner, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.